Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were light with quality average.

Baby calves 30.00 to 75.00 13 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.87/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$121.87

111 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$21.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	125.07	632	86
Medium 2	442	114.31	505	17thin
Medium 3	409	103.49	423	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.58/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

121.87

—

NC average8 barns · 913 hd

119.91

+1.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	101.35	1,713	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	70.51	863	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	51.73	421	14

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	114.78/cwt	110.00–118.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	113.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	195	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	195	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	576	102.43/cwt	100.00–108.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	491	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	122.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	673	94.58/cwt	90.00–99.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,055	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	680	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	537	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	129.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	620	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	149.82/cwt	130.00–166.00	628	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.09/cwt	120.00–140.00	544	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	151.40/cwt	150.00–153.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.67/cwt	131.00–147.00	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.67/cwt	129.00–156.00	517	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.89/cwt	117.00–126.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	169.97/cwt	155.00–187.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.32/cwt	114.00–132.00	634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.57/cwt	139.00–178.00	599	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	108.01/cwt	100.00–114.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.72/cwt	110.00–128.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	106.87/cwt	100.00–117.00	768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	60.93/cwt	50.00–64.00	626	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	77.71/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,049	20
Bulls	—	—	1,430	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	70.06/cwt	65.00–75.00	859	44
Bulls	—	—	1,606	94.76/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,522	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	110.60/cwt	105.00–117.00	2,026	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	534	1
Steers	Large 3	—	385	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	38.97/cwt	30.00–47.00	319	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	58.82/cwt	55.00–61.00	478	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	493	115.51/cwt	113.00–118.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	181.85/cwt	174.00–187.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.19/cwt	122.00–133.00	731	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.87/cwt	108.00–128.00	747	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	99.63/cwt	90.00–109.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.00/cwt	128.00–156.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.28/cwt	126.00–156.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	116.03/cwt	100.00–124.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.84/cwt	120.00–133.00	676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	267	127.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	339	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	94.04/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	371	116.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	115.37/cwt	114.00–117.00	494	3

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Jul 30, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 550Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 146Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were light with quality average.

Baby calves 30.00 to 75.00 13 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	104.00	104.00
2	—	315	100.00–110.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	113.00	113.00
2	—	380	119.00–125.00	122.12
2	—	423	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	267	120.00–131.00	127.15
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	419	130.00–166.00	149.82
2	—	230	150.00–153.00	151.40
11	—	522	131.00–147.00	135.67
9	—	471	140.00–156.00	147.63
2	—	273	155.00–187.00	169.97
5	—	628	125.00–134.00	129.42
21	—	373	139.00–178.00	160.57
6	—	328	174.00–187.00	181.85
2	—	573	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	195	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
2	—	468	100.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	110.00–118.00	114.78
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
2	—	565	108.00–110.00	108.97
1	—	185	127.00	127.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
4	—	371	114.00–120.00	116.81
3	—	428	114.00–117.00	115.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	479	120.00–137.00	129.52
14	—	435	120.00–140.00	125.09
12	—	381	129.00–156.00	135.67
7	—	574	117.00–126.00	123.89
13	—	518	114.00–132.00	122.32
9	—	623	110.00–128.00	121.72
4	—	719	100.00–117.00	106.87
2	—	220	139.00–140.00	139.51
1	—	965	88.00	88.00
2	—	335	128.00–156.00	142.00
3	—	673	106.00–110.00	108.65
1	—	830	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	110.00–117.00	113.45
2	—	673	90.00–99.00	94.58
1	—	1,055	80.00	80.00
1	—	810	87.00	87.00
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	493	113.00–118.00	115.51
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	100.00–108.00	102.43
1	—	680	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	88.00	88.00
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
2	—	970	105.00–110.00	107.49
4	—	716	100.00–114.00	108.01
12	—	566	122.00–133.00	129.19
20	—	623	108.00–128.00	119.87
2	—	760	90.00–109.00	99.63
2	—	838	96.00	96.00
7	—	478	126.00–156.00	140.28
2	—	943	87.00–89.00	88.00
9	—	666	100.00–124.00	116.03
12	—	529	120.00–133.00	127.84
2	—	1,075	91.00–97.00	94.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,027	50.00–64.00	60.93
20	—	1,350	76.00–81.00	77.71
44	—	1,226	65.00–75.00	70.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	818	30.00–47.00	38.97
9	—	813	55.00–61.00	58.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	92.00	92.00
7	—	1,606	88.00–99.00	94.76
6	—	1,832	105.00–117.00	110.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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